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Denver parents accused of keeping 4 boys in filth

A man walks past the residence of Wayne Sperling, on Tuesday, Oct. 8 2013, the day of the first hearing in his felony child abuse case, in Denver. Sperling, 66, who is in custody, and Lorinda Bailey, 35, who is free on bond, are charged with child abuse for allegedly starving their four sons, ages 2, 4, 5 and 6, and keeping them in an apartment full of feces and flies. All four children have been placed in protective care and have undergone hospital exams that found that they could only communicate in grunts, were malnourished and were not toilet trained, according to an arrest affidavit. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Lorinda Bailey enters a courtroom at the Denver Justice Center on the day of the first hearing in her felony child abuse case, in Denver, Tuesday, Oct. 8 2013. Bailey, 35, who is free on bond, and Wayne Sperling, 66, who is in custody, are charged with child abuse for allegedly starving their four sons, ages 2, 4, 5 and 6, and keeping them in an apartment full of feces and flies.All four have been placed in protective care and have undergone hospital exams that found that they could only communicate in grunts, were malnourished and were not toilet trained, according to an arrest affidavit. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Lorinda Bailey shouts at members of the media after walking from the Denver Justice Center on the day of the first hearing in her felony child abuse case, in Denver, Tuesday, Oct. 8 2013. Bailey, 35, who is free on bond, and Wayne Sperling, 66, who is in custody, are charged with child abuse for allegedly starving their four sons, ages 2, 4, 5 and 6, and keeping them in an apartment full of feces and flies.All four have been placed in protective care and have undergone hospital exams that found that they could only communicate in grunts, were malnourished and were not toilet trained, according to an arrest affidavit. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

This photo combo of photos provided by the Office of the Denver District Attorney's Office shows Lorinda Bailey, left, and Wayne Sperling. Bailey and Sperling, the Denver couple accused of starving their four young sons and keeping them in a filthy apartment strewn with cat feces, urine and flies, made their first court appearance Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, and were advised of the felony child abuse charges against them. (AP Photo/Denver District Arttorney's Office)